Hwy 834 bypass construction underway

Hwy 834 bypass construction underway

Construction on the $20 million Highway 834 bypass around Tofield began this spring and is ongoing, expected…
Lions uphold Flag Day tradition

Lions uphold Flag Day tradition

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic playing spoiler in many of the school events, which were modified to be…
Province’s ‘raid’ on funding to expand police services has Victim Services worried

Province’s ‘raid’ on funding to expand police services has Victim Services worried

Victim Services is putting out the word that a funding diversion of surplus monies will go towards…
Pres Winter wins Lifetime Achievement Award

Pres Winter wins Lifetime Achievement Award

As published in the June 3 edition of The Tofield Mercury – Pres Winter of Viking was given…
Alberta RCMP detachments see spike in homicides in 2015

Alberta RCMP detachments see spike in homicides in 2015

police tapeThe RCMP worked in overdrive throughout 2015 as a result of a spike in homicides that occurred within its 112 RCMP detachment jurisdictions throughout Alberta last year. In 2015, investigators responded to 65 homicides compared to 36 in 2014. This is also much higher than the 10-year (2005-15) average of 40 homicides per year.